Chapter Summaries

After defeating Elesa six to zero, Xia You received the Bolt Badge and met her fans as they celebrated the battle. In the Gym’s rest room, he told Elesa he planned to earn points toward the Masters Eight Tournament, leaving her excited by his ambition to climb the world rankings.

• The referee declared Xia You the winner after Greninja defeated Zebstrika, completing a six-to-zero victory over Elesa.
• Elesa congratulated Xia You, gave him the Bolt Badge, and thanked the cheering fans.
• Xia You brought Greninja out for photos with Elesa’s fans while Elesa signed autographs and posed for pictures.
• Elesa invited Xia You and his companions Dawn and Cheryl to lunch, then spoke with him in the Gym’s rest room.
• Elesa asked about Xia You’s plans, and he said he would earn points for the Masters Eight Tournament rather than enter the Junior Cup.

Xia You spoke with Elesa about his ambition to become the world’s strongest Trainer, and their conversation brought them closer. After Cheryl, Makomo, and Dawn arrived, Elesa welcomed them to explore the Nimbasa Gym’s underground amusement park.

• Xia You told Elesa that he wanted to become the world’s strongest Trainer and that he fought to honor his Pokémon.
• Elesa admired Xia You’s strength, then talked with him about her Gym and modeling career.
• Cheryl messaged Xia You that she, Makomo, and Dawn had arrived outside the Gym.
• Elesa led Xia You to meet the three women as they got off the roller coaster, shaken by the ride while Piplup eagerly wanted another turn.
• Elesa described the underground amusement park’s attractions, including a haunted house run by Zebstrika, Ampharos, and Galvantula.
• Elesa led the group off to try the attractions before dinner.

After spending the day at the amusement park, Elesa treated Xia You and the others to dinner, but Cynthia and Caitlin unexpectedly joined them, stirring up tension. During the meal, Xia You said they would visit Dongge Town and then Caitlin’s Castle, where Caitlin planned to advertise his challenge event.

• Dawn, Elesa, Xia You, Cheryl, and Makomo left the amusement park and went to Elesa’s favorite seafood restaurant.
• Cynthia and Caitlin entered the private dining room uninvited, surprising the group and irritating Elesa.
• Cynthia sat opposite Xia You and made pointed remarks about Elesa treating him to dinner, while Cynthia lightly kicked him under the table.
• After the food arrived, Dawn asked Xia You where they would go next, and he said Dongge Town followed by Caitlin’s Castle.
• Caitlin said her castle and its stage were ready, and she planned to advertise it as a place where Trainers could challenge Xia You.

A riot broke out in Nimbasa City as Pokémon rampaged through the city center under the control of Team Plasma members. Xia You and the others joined N in fighting the Pokémon, while N tried to restrain them without causing harm.

• A commotion erupted outside the restaurant, and Elesa, Cynthia, Xia You, and the others hurried toward the city center.
• Caitlin sensed that someone was controlling a large number of rampaging Pokémon, and Elesa and Cynthia joined Xia You in responding.
• Xia You recognized N in the center of the square, surrounded by Pokémon defending him, and spotted Team Plasma members using blue-lit devices to control the rampaging Pokémon.
• Xia You and the others sent out their Pokémon and charged into battle, with Makomo staying behind them.
• N noticed Xia You but continued directing his Pokémon, restraining the rampagers as gently as he could.

After helping stop the rampaging Pokémon in Nimbasa City, Xia You confronted N as he tried to leave. N admitted Team Plasma was involved and revealed that Colress planned to use the Genesect Army for unknown goals.

• Xia You and the other Trainers defeated the rampaging Pokémon, and their Trainers took them to Pokémon Centers.
• N recalled his Pokémon and tried to leave, but Xia You stopped him and questioned his connection to the incident.
• Bebene and Concordia arrived, checked that N was unharmed, and defended him from Xia You.
• N stopped his sisters and admitted that the incident had something to do with him.
• N said Colress had come to Team Plasma’s Secret Laboratory in Nimbasa City and planned to use the Genesect Army, though N did not know why.

Xia You questioned N about Team Plasma’s lab and the Genesect, then chose to let N go after learning he had destroyed the lab and left Team Plasma. As Xia You’s group departed, they discussed N’s extraordinary origins and speculated about his Pokémon parent.

• Elesa asked N where Team Plasma’s lab was, and N said he had destroyed it to stop the Pokémon there from suffering.
• Xia You told Elesa that N was Ghetsis’s adopted son and asked N where the Genesect were; N said he did not know but would find them.
• Bebene and Concordia accused Xia You of wanting to capture the Genesect, but Xia You left without detaining N.
• N watched Xia You depart and felt intimidated by Charizard’s strength, then left with Bebene and Concordia.
• Xia You reassured Elesa that the lab was destroyed and explained N’s origins to the others.
• Cynthia and Makomo questioned how a human and Pokémon could have a child, while Cynthia speculated that N’s parent might have been a Gardevoir.

After the Nimbasa City incident, Elesa and Caitlin left to investigate Team Plasma while Xia You and his companions prepared to continue their journey. The next morning, Xia You learned more about N’s raid and departed for the Fighting type Tournament Bea was entering.

• Elesa apologized for the interrupted welcome and promised to treat Xia You next time, while Cynthia teased her and showed her jealousy.
• Elesa and Caitlin left to help the Pokémon League and police investigate Team Plasma, postponing Caitlin’s plan to take Xia You to her castle.
• Cynthia privately told Xia You she had followed him because she feared Elesa would end up in his bed.
• After spending the night in Nimbasa City, Xia You contacted Elesa and Caitlin and learned that Colress had researched Genesect in secret and N had raided Team Plasma’s base.
• Xia You and his companions left Nimbasa City and headed for the Fighting type Tournament Bea was about to enter.

Cynthia received an urgent call from the Sinnoh Pokémon League and had to return home, while also revealing she had joined the Masters Eight. Cheryl decided to travel back to Sinnoh with her, leaving Xia You and the others to continue toward the Fighting-type tournament.

• Cynthia learned that the Sinnoh Pokémon League needed her urgently, with Flint and Lucian already called in, and prepared to return to Sinnoh.
• Cynthia told Xia You that she had accepted an invitation to join the Masters Eight, and the two exchanged affectionate farewells.
• Cheryl announced that she had decided to go home to Sinnoh with Cynthia and hoped to return when Cynthia came back to Unova.
• Cheryl hugged Xia You, Dawn, and Makomo, asking them to keep an eye on Xia You while she was away.

After Cynthia and Cheryl left, Xia You, Dawn, and Makomo traveled north through the forest and reached Eindoak Town, a mountain city known for the Sword of the Vale. They arrived during preparations for a harvest festival, and Dawn spotted someone familiar in the town.

• After Cheryl left, Makomo agreed to cook for Xia You and Dawn during their travels.
• The trio walked northeast for two days through the forest and found Eindoak Town built high on a rocky mountain.
• Xia You decided they would stay in town to rest and resupply, then carried Makomo's backpack as they climbed the steep stone steps.
• Xia You, Dawn, and Makomo reached the town and learned that its harvest festival was approaching.
• Dawn spotted a familiar figure ahead and called Xia You's attention to them.

Xia You and Dawn found Cogita relaxing at a café in Eindoak Town and introduced her to Makomo. Cogita explained that she had been traveling around Unova and had arrived in town the day before.

• Dawn pointed out Cogita sitting outside a café, and Xia You recognized her.
• Xia You introduced Makomo to Cogita and described Cogita as his woman.
• Makomo was surprised by Cogita’s bearing and by how calmly she seemed to accept Xia You’s other relationships.
• Xia You, Makomo, and Dawn ordered drinks and snacks from a server.
• Cogita told Xia You that she had toured Unova and had arrived in Eindoak Town the previous day.
• Cogita remarked that Eindoak Town felt isolated from the outside world and like a place time had forgotten.

Xia You, Dawn, and Makomo met Cogita at a café during the Harvest Festival and shared stories about their travels. After Xia You went to the inn with Cogita, Dawn and Makomo ran into Ash and Cilan while exploring, and Ash asked where Xia You was.

• Cogita described the places and everyday experiences she had encountered while traveling, and Xia You and Dawn shared stories from their time in Unova.
• Cogita told Xia You that the Harvest Festival included a battle tournament and said she had stayed in town to experience it.
• Xia You took Cogita to an inn, leaving Dawn and Makomo to explore the city.
• Dawn and Makomo encountered Ash, Cilan, and a dark-skinned girl in the crowd, and Ash asked where Xia You was.

Dawn brought Ash to meet Xia You, who reunited with Ash and met his Unova companions Cilan and Iris. The group learned that Ash had come to participate in the Harvest Festival Tournament, while he was surprised that Xia You had already earned so many Badges.

• Dawn sent Xia You several messages about Ash, but received no replies.
• Dawn and Ash returned to the hotel, where Xia You greeted Ash and met Cilan and Iris.
• Ash was surprised to learn that Xia You had collected more Badges than he had, and Dawn and Iris teased Ash about getting distracted and lost.
• Ash told the group that he had come to take part in the Harvest Festival Tournament.

Ash, Iris, and Cilan visited Xia You at the inn and told him about a cave leading into the mountain and the castle above. After Cogita reminded Ash about the Harvest Festival registration deadline, Xia You and Dawn decided to join the festivities, which began as they reached the grounds.

• Ash told Xia You that he had found a crystal-filled cave inside the mountain and followed it to the castle on the mountaintop.
• Cogita joined Xia You and the others, introduced herself to Ash, and said Xia You had praised him as a talented boy.
• Cogita warned Ash that registration for the Harvest Festival events was about to close, so Ash, Iris, and Cilan hurried to the festival grounds.
• Xia You invited Dawn to enter the event, and she agreed so she could see how strong Ash had become.
• Xia You, Dawn, and the others reached the festival grounds as Mayor Momendo announced that the Harvest Festival battle event had begun.

Ash, Dawn, Iris, and Cilan entered the Harvest Festival battle event, while Xia You declined and persuaded Makomo to compete using one of his Pokémon. After the contestants dispersed, Xia You left Makomo on her own to explore the city with Cogita, leaving Makomo to discover which Pokémon she had been given.

• Mayor Momendo explained that contestants would battle one-on-one across the city and collect opponents' identification tags.
• Dawn and Ash challenged each other to compete, and Ash tried to provoke Xia You into entering, but Xia You refused.
• Xia You invited Makomo to enter the event and lent her a Poké Ball with an undisclosed Pokémon inside.
• Ash, Dawn, Iris, and Cilan received their identification tags and left to find opponents as the crowd dispersed.
• Xia You left with Cogita, telling Makomo to compete on her own, and Makomo wondered which Pokémon was in the Poké Ball.

Makomo entered the Harvest Festival elimination competition with Xia You’s Gardevoir and faced her first battle despite having no experience as a Trainer. Gardevoir defeated a Manectric with ease, leaving Makomo victorious and its Trainer humiliated.

• Makomo realized Xia You had entrusted her with Gardevoir so she could teach Ash a lesson, and she agreed to work with it.
• Makomo encountered a young man who challenged her to a battle and sent out Manectric.
• The young man ordered Manectric to use Thunderbolt, but Gardevoir blocked the attack with Confusion without Makomo’s command.
• Makomo told Gardevoir to defeat Manectric, and Gardevoir knocked it out with a psychic attack.
• The referee declared Gardevoir the winner and ordered the young man to hand over his identification card, leaving him embarrassed by his earlier boast.

Makomo kept winning battles with Gardevoir, then defeated Cilan’s Crustle and Iris’s Axew in one hit each. The chapter ended with Iris’s Axew knocked out, giving Makomo two more victories in a row.

• Makomo used Gardevoir to defeat two more contestants and collected three identification tags.
• Makomo met Cilan and accepted his challenge; Cilan sent out Crustle after recalling his tired Pansage.
• Gardevoir knocked out Cilan’s Crustle with a single attack, leaving both Cilan and Makomo stunned.
• Iris arrived, learned what had happened, and challenged Makomo to a battle.
• Gardevoir sent Iris’s Axew flying as soon as the battle began.

Makomo wondered whether Xia You had lent her Gardevoir to protect her after Dawn, Iris, and Cilan declined to battle her. Meanwhile, Xia You and Cogita grew closer during a walk outside the city, where they checked on the Darkrai guarding her.

• Gardevoir defeated Iris and Cilan's Pokémon in one hit, and Dawn refused Makomo's challenge after seeing it.
• Dawn went to find Ash so he could challenge Xia You, while Iris and Cilan also left Makomo alone.
• Makomo decided to let Dawn have her fun and approached another Trainer instead.
• Xia You and Cogita walked through the city and opened up to each other, deepening their bond.
• Cogita released Darkrai in a quiet garden, and Xia You confirmed that Darkrai had helped protect her.

Xia You and Cogita arrived as Makomo’s Gardevoir defeated Ash’s Pikachu, then met Carlita and learned that Ash had encountered Victini. The chapter ended when Sword of the Vale Castle began rising into the air.

• Xia You and Cogita came upon Makomo battling Ash, and Dawn explained that Gardevoir had agreed to withstand three of Pikachu’s attacks.
• Gardevoir blocked Pikachu’s final Thunderbolt with Confusion, then defeated Pikachu and won the battle.
• Ash complained to Xia You that it was unfair to have Gardevoir fight, and Xia You teased him about his confidence.
• Xia You met Carlita, who said Ash had beaten her after receiving Victini’s power.
• Ash said he had followed Victini’s trail but did not know where it had gone, and Sword of the Vale Castle began rising into the air.

The Sword of the Vale rose from the mountain and released energy that transformed a barren plateau into an oasis. Xia You recognized that someone had awakened the Dragon Vein and had Gardevoir take the group up to the floating castle, where the chapter left them on its stone platform.

• The Sword of the Vale lifted into the sky as a green glow flowed from it and turned the barren plateau into an oasis.
• Cogita explained that ancient texts called the energy flowing beneath the earth the Dragon Vein, and Xia You said someone had awakened it.
• Xia You asked Carlita what was happening, but she hesitated to reveal what she knew.
• When Iris and Cilan wondered how the group could reach the floating castle, Xia You said Gardevoir could take them.
• Gardevoir teleported Xia You and the others onto a stone platform inside the Sword of the Vale.

Xia You led the group to the temple atop the Sword of the Vale, where they found a man operating stone pillars and Victini trapped in a cage. Ash recognized the man, who then spotted Carlita and asked why she was there.

• Xia You asked Carlita, a local, to lead them to the place where something unusual was most likely to happen, and she pointed out the temple at the Sword of the Vale’s highest point.
• Ash raced up the stairs with Iris and Cilan, hoping to beat Xia You, but Xia You and the others arrived first with Gardevoir’s help and waited at the top.
• The group found a man operating stone pillars in the temple, with an orange Pokémon trapped in a strange cage behind him.
• Ash recognized the man as the kind stranger who had shown him out of the castle, and the man recognized Ash before noticing Carlita and asking what she was doing there.